Buckner International · 13 hours ago
Missions Coordinator
Mesquite, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expBuckner International is seeking a Missions Coordinator to join their Missions Team, focusing on creating high-quality experiences for donors, missions, and volunteers across various regions. The role involves coordinating travel experiences, cultivating relationships with stakeholders, and managing mission projects to align with the organization's strategy.
CommunitiesElder CareHealth CareNon ProfitRetirement
Responsibilities
Create, organize, coordinate and implement donor/mission/volunteer experiences in U.S., Latin America and Africa for a variety of external stakeholders including church groups, donors, organizations and volunteers
Understand the goals of each internal and external stakeholder and design travel experiences/ projects that meet those goals while aligning with the Buckner strategy
Collaborate with Church Engagement and Development teams to cultivate relationships with donors (churches, businesses, organizations, and individuals)
Lead groups of donors, including high-net-worth individuals, during mission experiences and trip activities, ensuring a friendly, outgoing, and relational approach
Make real-time decisions to best serve trip participants, demonstrating confidence and empowerment
Collaborate with Major Gift Team members to understand and meet trip expectations for high-net-worth donors
Adapt mission experiences to meet the unique needs of donors based on the type of trip
Serve as liaison between mission experience participants and operations staff
Create and manage budgets for mission experiences, projects and travel
Use project management (PM) techniques and operate the PM system to track all phases of a donor and mission experience
Use the CRM system to capture and communicate relevant information
Travel as needed to lead mission experiences to international and domestic locations (typically 5+ trips annually. Varies year-to-year)
Monitor and evaluate trip leaders
Liaison to the community; speaks in public on behalf of Buckner
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma (or G.E.D.)
A minimum of 3 years prior related work experience required
Requires experience in diverse and international settings
Requires experience in cultivating donor relationships
Requires in-depth knowledge of social development and social change theory and practice
Requires proficient ability to speak, read and write English and Spanish
Friendly, outgoing, and relational; comfortable engaging and leading diverse donor groups, including high-net-worth individuals
Strong organizational skills, with the ability to communicate trip details effectively and promptly
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including polished grammar and clear writing
Knowledge of high-net-worth individuals and their needs
Requires ability to provide strategic and logistical planning and facilitate meetings
Requires ability to organize complex tasks and plans and to be detail oriented
Requires ability to lead others, foster teamwork, relate well to others and meet people with ease
Requires ability to speak clearly and make self-understood effectively in face-to-face interactions; articulate with accuracy to speak on the phone; ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing and speak in front of groups
Requires ability to hear and receive verbal instructions, answer phones, and communicate with people in situations with some background noise
Requires ability to work under pressure and remain flexible as priorities change
Requires ability to work under minimal supervision; must be self-motivated and able to motivate others; ability to exercise excellent professional judgment
Requires ability to relate positively, influentially, and sensitively to a broad spectrum of persons in a variety of multi-tiered relationships and settings
Requires ability to maintain confidentiality
Requires excellence in customer service while representing Buckner both internally and externally
Proficient working knowledge and ability to accurately and timely operate and perform computer related tasks with specific equipment and software applications required
Excellent presentation and influencing skills
Requires recognition that the organization is a faith-based organization operating with a commitment to Christian principles
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, International Development, International Relations, Public Affairs, Community Development, or a related field preferred
Latin American experience preferred
Company
Buckner International
Since 1879 Buckner International has been transforming lives through hands-on ministry, serving the most vulnerable from the beginning to the ending of life.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Albert Reyes
President and CEO
Jeff Gentry, CPA, CMA, CHFP
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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